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periodic table organization and facts

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What direction is the periodic table read?   Left to right  
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What are inert gases also called?   noble gases  
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Periods run which direction?   horizontally  
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Groups run which direction?   vertically  
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Another name for groups are ___________.   families  
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Group 1 is also called _____________ _______.   Alkali metals  
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Group 2 is called _____________ __________________ __________________.   Alkaline earth metals  
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The atomic number is located at the ________ of the squares.   top  
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Atomic number stands for number of _______________.   protons  
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Atomic mass or mass number stands for ____________ plus ______________.   protons neutrons  
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Atomic mass is located at the ______________ of the square.   bottom  
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The periods have the same number of __________________ ____________________.   energy levels  
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The groups have the same number of ______________ __________________.   valence electrons  
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Which elements are located below the rest of the periodic table?   actinides and lanthanides  
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Each element has its own _______________ which represents it.   symbol  
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Most elements are __________________.   metals  
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The non-metals are located on the _____________ side of the table.   right  
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The metals are located on the ____________ side of the periodic table.   left  
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Most of the periodic table is made of _________________.   metals  
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If an element has properties of both metals and non-metals, then it is a ______________.   metalloid  
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The metalloids are located on the ______________________ of the periodic table.   zig-zag  
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Most of the elements are made in _____________.   nature  
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________________ are pure substances that cannot be broken down into simpler parts.   Elements  
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When 2 elements combine chemically with bonds, it is called a _______________.   compound  
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The 1st energy level holds up to ________ electrons.   two (2)  
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The 2nd energy level holds up to ___________ electrons.   eight (8)  
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The 3rd energy level holds up to _________ electrons.   eighteen (18)  
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The electrons in the outermost energy level are called ____________ _______________.   Valence electrons  
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